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Indian Independence — Quiz

Question 18 • World History

The Salt March was in protest of

Answer
A
the decision by the British government to export all salt produced in India.
B
the closing of major salt factories throughout India, depriving people of their livelihoods.
C
the stipulation that each Indian family could only buy a certain amount of salt each month.
D
Britain’s requirement that India could only purchase salt from government sources.

Explanation

The British imposed a salt tax and controlled the production and sale of salt in India. Indians were required to buy salt through government sources, even though salt was essential and could be made locally. Gandhi’s Salt March protested this British monopoly and tax, so the correct choice is “Britain’s requirement that India could only purchase salt from government sources.”

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